Gun Control Reform Activism

locks

(2,012 posts) Tue Mar 19, 2013, 08:52 PM Mar 2013

Contact Harry Reid to get a spine

Last edited Wed Mar 20, 2013, 11:43 AM - Edit history (2)

Michael Moore tonite is asking the millions of us who believe that gun violence can be reduced to call or email Harry Reid to STAND UP and put the assault weapons ban back into the gun bill. We Dems elected Reid and all of them; why are they backing down now when Feinstein and so many have fought so hard to pass reasonable gun bills. It is time; ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

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Contact Harry Reid to get a spine (Original Post) locks Mar 2013 OP

a spine BainsBane Mar 2013 #1

He is keeping his powder dry. madinmaryland Mar 2013 #2

There'll most likely be a vote on the ban via an amendment to the bill, see article on link below Tx4obama Mar 2013 #3

Reid wants the votes in his pocket beforehand - wonder what they'll give to get the amendment. freshwest Mar 2013 #5

Harry Reid has been Phlem Mar 2013 #4

Harry Reid's office in Nevada has been getting bombarded with calls and e-mails premium Mar 2013 #6

Easy to send email to Harry Reid WinstonRiley Mar 2013 #7

Don't waste your time. Travis_0004 Mar 2013 #8

That is like saying it is a waste of time to protest war. nevergiveup Mar 2013 #9

My OCD isn't going to let up BainsBane Mar 2013 #10

Sorry! locks Mar 2013 #12

thanks BainsBane Mar 2013 #13

The Democrats of Nevada elected him and he is listening to them, Lurks Often Mar 2013 #11

BainsBane

(54,786 posts)

1. a spine

Reply to locks (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 08:52 PM

Mar 2013

took me a minute to figure that out.
Good idea.

madinmaryland

(65,154 posts)

2. He is keeping his powder dry.

Reply to locks (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 08:53 PM

Mar 2013

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

3. There'll most likely be a vote on the ban via an amendment to the bill, see article on link below

Reply to locks (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 08:58 PM

Mar 2013

Feinstein on assault weapons ban: 'I’m not going to lay down and play dead'

(CNN) – Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday she’s not going to stop fighting to get a vote on her proposed ban on semi-automatic firearms modeled after military assault weapons, hours after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that the measure has no chance of passing the chamber.

“This is very important to me. And I’m not going to lay down and play dead,” Feinstein, D-California, said on CNN’s “The Situation Room.”

Reid, D-Nevada, told reporters he won't keep the proposed ban in gun legislation heading to the full Senate for consideration because including it would guarantee the measure would be blocked by a Republican filibuster. But he said he wants to ensure a vote on the ban will still take place.

The ban has been fiercely opposed by the National Rifle Association, Republicans and some Democrats would get fewer than 40 votes, Reid said, far below the threshold needed to defeat a filibuster or pass the Senate.

Instead, Feinstein could propose the ban as an amendment to the gun legislation on the Senate floor in order to get a vote on it, Reid said.

-snip-

Full article here: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/19/feinstein-on-assault-weapons-ban-im-not-going-to-lay-down-and-play-dead/

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

5. Reid wants the votes in his pocket beforehand - wonder what they'll give to get the amendment.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 09:22 PM

Mar 2013

Feinstein should keep on bringing it up, as long as it takes. If we get more of our people in 2014, I'm sure it'll pass. In the meantime, the Koch brothers just bought up almost everything in media to sway the voters the other way - this is going to be a hard and nasty fight. Fighting the big money always is.

Phlem

(6,323 posts)

4. Harry Reid has been

Reply to locks (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 09:07 PM

Mar 2013

all talk and no walk since 2000.

Any one who thinks otherwise might check his other prominent "opinions" historical data. Yea some mediocre stuff, but mostly blow hard.

Anything from him is just a passing glance for me.

-p

premium

(3,731 posts)

6. Harry Reid's office in Nevada has been getting bombarded with calls and e-mails

Reply to locks (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 09:22 PM

Mar 2013

opposing the AWB and mag limit. He won't add it to the overall package and risk the wrath of Nevadans.
He also will most likely vote against it, something his constituents want him to do.

Don't forget that Nevada is a very pro 2A state.

WinstonRiley

(1 post)

7. Easy to send email to Harry Reid

Reply to locks (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 09:24 PM

Mar 2013

Here is the link to send email to Harry Reid. Let's make sure he gets a million by morning. Please pass this along too!

www.reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

8. Don't waste your time.

Reply to locks (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 09:33 PM

Mar 2013

The AWB is DOA. The sooner people realize this, the sooner we can pass some good laws.

nevergiveup

(4,815 posts)

9. That is like saying it is a waste of time to protest war.

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 10:38 PM

Mar 2013

It is never a waste of time to protest the proliferation of military type assault weapons among the populace.

BainsBane

(54,786 posts)

10. My OCD isn't going to let up

Reply to locks (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 12:09 AM

Mar 2013

Until you edit your title to correct the typo, please.

locks

(2,012 posts)

12. Sorry!

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #10)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 11:44 AM

Mar 2013

BainsBane

(54,786 posts)

13. thanks

Reply to locks (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 11:54 AM

Mar 2013

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)

11. The Democrats of Nevada elected him and he is listening to them,

Reply to locks (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 07:42 AM

Mar 2013

in not passing the AWB.

Sen Reid knows that an AWB
Would never pass the House
Could very well jeopardize the re-election of Democratic Senators in red states leading to the loss of the Senate to the Republicans in 2014
Would probably cost him HIS seat
Probably won't hold up in court
Lacks enough DEMOCRATIC votes in the Senate for it to pass.

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